Best Inventions 2005: Roll With It (Cover Story)
From a space-age wheelchair to a beer tap that pulls the perfect pint, TIME spotlights the year's hottest inventions

Dogged Pursuit (Cover Story)
First sheep, now a dog—what next? How a lab in South Korea perfected a cloning technique that is likely to transform medical research around the world


Tough Talks
The WTO meeting in Hong Kong will be fractious and frustrating, but it may not be the total failure many expect

The Farm Fight
The WTO tries, once again, to curb farm subsidies that distort global prices

Of Rice and Men
By subsidizing their farmers, governments are trying to preserve a way of life


Eternal Beauty (TIME Global Adviser)
Sana'a, virtually untouched by time, delights the senses

On Show: The Eyes Have It (TIME Global Adviser)
Face to face with humanity through the lens of Steve McCurry

Beauty: Buttered Up (TIME Global Adviser)
Cioccolatina's beauty products bring a little African warmth to European winters

After Dark: Hops Heaven (TIME Global Adviser)
Say goodbye to the Year of Beer in Brussels' Delirium Cafe

Kiddie Couture (TIME Global Adviser)
Age is only a number—a roundup of fun products for the young and young at heart

Shades of Gray
James Whitlow Delano's photographs convey a smoggy, melancholy yet beautiful vision of China

A Whiff of Truth
Utami brought "Fragrant Lit" to Indonesia


A Perilous Victory
A hardline candidate's win in Sri Lanka's presidential elections could push the country closer to chaos

Buy! Sell! Run!
A Chinese trader racks up big losses on commodities deals—and disappears

Speed Read: Hu Yaobang
China Remembers a Reformer

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